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A versatile voice, sincere or gruff.
Voice Description
A voice trained in speech and voice attitudes that can be very versatile - either personal, gentle and sincere or gruff and demanding. Also an experienced singer from pop to opera.
Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male
Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:
• English - USA and Canada
I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes
• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)
Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)
• Non-Union Jobs
• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories
• Jobs for British Equity signatories
• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories
• Jobs for SAG-AFTRA (US) signatories
My Union Affiliations and Memberships
My Recording and Delivery Capabilities
• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail
Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I can add special effects to any project
My Home Base
, Texas, United States
Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects
Spoken German, German accent, Western accent, Gruff demanding character.
My Voice Experience
Announcer for a religious radio program distributed nation wide for 10 years. Training films for Angels Hardware stores in California. Fort Worth Independent School district annual meeting narration. Currently working on a financial advise audio book. Most recently Chuck did the narration for a management training video for a national restaurant chain. The program producer said this about his work: "Thanks, it all sounds great" and "Your read is the perfect touch for these scenarios".
My Training
Graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a major in Speech. Since childhood I have been involved in theater productions including comedy, drama, musicals and opera. Over the years I have attended many seminars and received personal coaching. My attention was vocal music for years which has kept my voice strong and full.
My Studio Equipment
My home studio has the following equipment:
Pro Tools LE 7.4 recording software
M Box 2 Mini
Grove Tubes GT50 Condenser Mic
Sennheiser HD280 Headphones
Pop filter and mic stand
Portable recording booth
Additional Skills
Activities that I am currently involved in:
Church choir
Frohsinn German Choir, Dallas
Chorgemeinshaft German Choir, Austin
Tennis player - 3 times a week
Racing sail boats - Arlington Yacht Club
Retired from McKesson Drug Company - purchasing
RV travel during summer
Play the Alphorn with Swiss friends - Barney Show
Active as a genealogist
Payment Methods Accepted
• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
Online Payments Via PayPal
Contact Information
To contact Chuck Hield by email or phone, please click here.
• Currently Chuck Hield is a Standard subscriber.
• Chuck Hield was last active on Voice123 308 days ago


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The World LED Flip Chip Market report explores sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers, Research Findings and Conclusion. The LED Flip Chip market report type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2012 to 2017.
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This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.
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Year Three Class
A structured transition takes place at the end of Year 2 into the start of Year 3 to support children in becoming independent learners, building their confidence and taking on responsibility. Our curriculum offers a wide variety of exciting topics.
Year 3 start the year with an Ancient Egypt Day which is linked to our first topic. The children are encouraged to dress up as Egyptians and are given opportunities to make traditional food and artefacts for a feast at the end of the day. We also go on an exciting trip to the Brighton Museum to learn about the Ancient Egyptians.
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The goal of psychotherapy is personal growth built on trust, honesty, respect, and care. Only by talking about everything can a person find out what's really on their minds and in their hearts.
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When therapy is successful, it changes an individual'slife. Although I do not work for any insurance companies, the individuals I see are entitled to out of network benefits.
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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that "we have very little background, very little knowledge" on the 20 million people who came to the US last year from favored nations under the visa waiver system on Wednesday's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" on the Fox News Channel.
Manchin said, "early on when I heard that basically we, with all this migration going on, and immigration, and people leaving Syria, the president said we're going to take 10,000. I sent a letter at that time Neil, and said, Mr. President, you know, the only thing I'm asking is do not short-circuit the vetting process. Now, the vetting process for a refugee is much different than what we talked about, the visa waivers. Once we start looking into everything, we found out that basically we had 23,000 refugees from Syria that tried to go through the refugee status to be considered to come to the country, since 2011. 7,000 were vetted, only 2,300 were permitted to come. We haven't had any problems there. Then we start looking at our visa waivers. We have 38 countries of favored nation's treatment, with that, we had 20 million people travel to America just last year, Neil, and with that, we have very little background, very little knowledge."
Manchin added that people from Pakistan can "absolutely" be a threat, and "we should have a concern" about people coming from there. He continued, "I am not supporting Donald Trump's suggestion that we close down and stop every Muslim from coming. I do think we have to be smarter. … And that's what we're saying with the checks, and with the whole background checks, and the scanning and the biometrics. Use all the technology you have."
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Our Amish Vineyard Chifforobe Chests are handcrafted by highly experienced Amish craftsman in the United States. Held to the highest standards of craftsmanship and intended to become heirlooms, these chests are crafted with the highest quality in mind and we hope they will be with you and your family for generations!
The multiple drawers and added storage space in these chests will help keep your clothes and linens organized while also adding balance and charm to your master or guest bedroom decor!
Each Vineyard Chifforobe Chests is Amish-handcrafted using Old World Craftsmanship techniques. Hard wood is hand selected for character and longevity, and no two chifforobes are exactly the same!
A brief history: The Chifforobe was first mentioned in the early 1900s in a Sears and Roebuck Catalog; however, it has been said that Mule Chests and Chifforobes originated in medieval Europe in the homes of nobility! The Mule Chest and Chifforobes tend to be more prevalent and popular in the Southern portion of the United States. Both closet like Chests are usually tall and large to offer plenty of drawers and hanging space. They are ideal for homes that have limited closed space. Both the Mule Chest and Chifforobe are primarily used in bedrooms however will often be found in hallways, storage rooms for linen and coat storage, dorm rooms and classrooms.
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Raphael Tobias Swarez, nickname, Rafe. A second generation Puerto Rican American born and raised in the projects of Bed Stuy Brooklyn New York. He grew up the middle of seven children. His father, a CPA, struggled to make ends meet, refusing to allow his wife to work. In the house there were clear gender lines and not one of the boys was allowed in the kitchen or to do any work his mother considered "woman's work." He learned his place by his father's example and his mothers broom. He spent his formative years attending Catholic school and was an alter boy for a short time.
Because of the neighborhood gangs, robberies, and murders; Rafe learned to fight. During Junior high school, he followed an older brother into the local gym where he learned to box. He knew early on he wasn't going to make more than passing marks in school and despite the initial hope that he could make a career of boxing; Rafe started looking to the military when his best friend Brent was killed in a drive by shooting.
Worried Rafe would suffer the same fate as his friend, his parent's agreed to allow him to join the military at seventeen. Rafe swore into the Air Force, going to basic training between his junior and senior year of high school, then tech school shortly after graduation. With his good looks and a reputation as a bad boy, he left behind a string of girls who had hoped to marry him. His biggest disappointment in the decision to go into the military came when he was unable to be part of the official boxing team.
Rafe's first look at the world beyond his neighborhood was the middle of nowhere Texas for basic training and a huge culture shock. A year later when he returned to the area for tech school he was prepared for the differences and by the time he arrived at his first base, he had learned to appreciate the quiet slow pace. What he hadn't anticipated was the colonel, his commanding officer's control over every aspect of his life, both while on duty and off.
How would the colonel describe Rafe. "He's a dedicated young man who could have made a great leader if he'd applied himself more and kept his pecker in his pants. He had potential, but made some bad choices."
Who does he tell his secrets to? While growing up it was Brent, since joining the military, he's confided in only his commanding officer's daughter. To this day there are things no one knows but Alex, and truths he'll admit to no one else.
If there's anything Rafe detests it's dishonesty, lies, though he admits to telling more than a few of his own. More than the lies he's told, he hates that when he was younger he kept his mouth shut about suspected atrocities in order to save his career. Not his only regret, it is the one that keeps him up at night.
As for faults, Alex would say his major fault is that he is a model soldier, blindly following orders without question.
For most of his Air Force career he had the same commander except for the years spent overseas. Nearing his sixteenth year of service, a disagreement… Rafe flat out disobeyed an order, nearly cost him his career. Because his commander wanted to throw the book at him Rafe was forced to switch military branches to avoid a dishonourable discharge and possible brig time. After that incident, Rafe lost confidence in the military and when his enlistment was up, he retired to join DHS (Department of Homeland Security).
Closing in on fifty, Rafe has been married for two years. He met his wife at a bar in Baton Rouge Louisiana while working a case with the DHS. Robin is a wild red head, five years his senior and has a multitude of tattoos. When he met her, she had a four-year-old son and had recently become a window. Rafe adopted the boy and together they have a three year old daughter.
Does Rafe have any distinguishing features? A crooked nose broken during his first boxing match. Rafe has always kept his hair short in what is referred to as a high and tight, even after going to DHS, but on vacation or over a long weekend, he likes to let it grow a little longer and sports a goatee with just the line of hair at his jaw line. He has a hard time buying shirts off the rack because of his wide shoulders and large neck. He can still remember being bullied as a boy for the feature.
Rafe has been in love twice, he's had his heart broken once and will never forget it or the truth in the matter. He'd been wrong.
Physical fitness is important to Rafe, as is supporting his community. He volunteers at a local boxing gym and often spars with up and coming young boys. One of his best days was meeting his childhood hero, heavy weight boxing champ Joe Louis.
His favorite food is a mixture between his mother's Puerto Rican recipes and Robin's Cajun cooking. Thankfully, he has a stomach of iron. He prefers to sleep in the nude, but has recently made concessions because of his daughter and sleeps in boxer briefs.
When it all said and done, Rafe hopes he'll die in service to his country.


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We are always pleased to welcome visitors at our worship services or other events and hope you will visit us soon. If there is anything the staff can do to help with your visit, please contact us in the church office at 615-790-2112. We are located at 508 Franklin Road in Franklin, TN. Click the links that follow for driving directions and a facility map.
Worship Information
Our worship services are at 8:30 and 11:00 on Sunday mornings. Visitor parking is available on the south side of the building (to the right when you turn into the parking lot) near the Sanctuary door. As you enter the building, you will be met at the door by greeters, who will be happy to help you in any way they can. We have a Welcome Center in the narthex (lobby) where you can find more information. We also have a Community Bulletin Board and Women's Ministry Bulletin Board toward the north end of the building.
Children and Worship
If you have a child 2 years old or younger, you are invited to take them to the nursery, which is located directly underneath the Sanctuary. Your child is also welcome to stay with you in the worship service. We have a Quiet Room available in the rear of the Sanctuary for mothers who are nursing and for small children who become unsettled during worship. Children's Worship is offered during both morning worship services for children ages 3 years through first grade. Children leave the worship service following the Children's Message and go to room 121 to continue in worship in a service specially designed for them. Children second grade and above are encouraged to remain with their parents throughout worship. To learn more about how we worship as a congregation, please visit the Worship section.
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Sunday School takes place at 9:45 am, between the early and late services. If you are interested in visiting a Sunday School class, you can click here to see the options available for adults. All of our classes are open and love to have visitors. If you would like a recommendation, please contact the church office or speak with one of the greeters on Sunday morning. We also have classes for children and youth, by grade level.


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Ms. Cathy joins our Covenant UMC Preschool family after spending the last 27 years teaching Kindergarten and Pre-K for AISD. She grew up in El Paso, Texas and is the youngest of 7 children. She came to Austin to attend The University of Texas and never left!
Ms. Cathy is married with 2 children. Kristin attends college classes and Steven attends Anderson High School. Ms. Cathy loves animals and has a rather large (110 lbs.) rescue dog named Major. She loves doing hands-on science activities with children and reading stories to them.
Ms. Cathy loves to read and be out in nature. Her "happy place" is definitely the beach. One of her favorite education quotes is from Aristotle-"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."
Ms. Cathy says, "I am very excited to join the staff at Covenant, and I can't wait to meet the children and get to know them."


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So, what's the difference between a workshop and a project? The main difference is that we see a project as a series of planned workshops and/or performances, rather than a one-off, or a number of unconnected workshops.
You can choose between one artist delivering a specific skill or theme, eg Chinese dance, junk percussion, storytelling, or two or more artists working together to create new combinations, eg Chinese dance with junk percussion, junk percussion with storytelling.
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Next Media inks deals with Turner, BBC
Animated 3D news clips offer media alternative coverageTORONTO -- Being denied Taiwanese TV licenses two years ago gave Hong Kong print tycoon Jimmy Lai an idea for a controversial news animation business with content he's now selling to the Turner Network, Reuters and the BBC.
Mark Simon, commercial director at Next Media Animation in Taipei, said Lai chose to do an end-run around Taiwanese regulators by developing web TV for his Apple Daily tabloid newspapers.
The result is 3D animated news clips created on the hop by around 180 artists at a studio outside Taipei using avatars and motion-capture technology to recreate breaking news stories.
Simon says the cartoon news offering took off with Tiger Woods' early morning car crash last November, when Next Media animators produced a reenactment, complete with a representation of golf club-wielding wife Elin.
Simon recalled the animated car crash story instantly generated huge traffic to Apple Daily's Web sites, and to date around 3.5 million views on YouTube, according to Google.
The Tiger Woods video also stirred complaints from Nike, a key Woods sponsor. After the animated video first flashed worldwide, Simon recalls a phone call from a U.S. Nike executive to demand the company's swoosh logo be removed from the SUV depicted in the video.
Jimmy Lai's right-hand man defends the animated video dramatizations as legitimate journalism, and not fanciful animation mixed in with hard news videos and photos, as critics claim.
"What Mr. Lai said was: 'Let's fill in the blanks for people after the fact of the incident," Simon says of the animated news clips, which work best in Asia, with crime and industrial accident stories backed up by police reports.
Next Media's Tiger Woods car crash clip also caught the eyes of western media groups, leading to some early business signups. Turner Networks recently commissioned the studio to animate Sandra Bullock to dramatize her marriage troubles, with a quick one-day turnaround.
"They (Turner) tell us the idea, we storyboard, they approve and we animate," Simon said of the animation process.
The Next Media exec admits to quality issues with early animation for Western media groups. "Sandra Bullock ended up looking a lot like Michelle Wie, so we had to work on that," he said.
Reuters is also taking advantage of the 3D cartoon news clips, which cost $3,000 per-minute to purchase, to animate financial news stories. Next Media typically receives an early-morning call from Reuters' Singapore office for a commission, and animators send the clips off by 3 p.m. Singapore time, in time for the market opening in Europe.
A recent example was a short animated clip of bluefin tuna for a news story about declining ocean fish numbers.
Lai is currently pouring around $1 million a month into the Next Media animation shop to produce around 20 minutes of animated hard news daily.
Simon agrees Reuters or any news service could just as well use b-roll footage to illustrate a news story, but have opted for Next Media's animated clips to add value to their coverage.
An unnamed British broadcaster has also tapped Next Media to provide animated clips for its current coverage of the British general election.
And the Asian media group is talking with the stock footage search engine Footage.net about supplying animated material on spec that can then be sold onto customers.
Back in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Next Media is daily using "hyper-local" animated clips of gruesome murders and attacks based on preliminary police reports to drive traffic to its tabloid Web sites.
Simon doubts that tabloid coverage like that will fly in litigious cultures like North America and Western Europe, but sees value for media groups that can spread the cost of the animated clips by syndicating hard news stories over a number of platforms.
"There's a constant demand for news," he argues.
Next Media has been slow to roll out an animated news offering for the mobile platform, but sees one coming.
And sports surprisingly does not work well with the 3D animated news concept.
"How do you compete against a broadcaster offering 17 angles of a hockey game and slow-motion recreation?" Simon said.
To avoid breaching libel laws, Next Media animation creators ask for as much description of news events and accompanying photos as possible, that can then be used for storyboarding.
Simon argues that the number of editorial layers a news organizations wants to ensure the accuracy of the Next Media animated clips "depends on the speed you want," referring to the workflow turnaround.


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Southern Sudanese carry high hopes, many challenges as independence vote nears
WARRAP STATE, SOUTHERN SUDAN - Aguek Deng is the only doctor at the government hospital in Kuajok, southern Sudan's newest state capital.
Servicing nearly 1 million people, the hospital ward has just 11 beds, none of which has a mattress. The on-site pharmacy boasts mainly acetaminophen and vitamins; Deng says injections for pain relief, pneumonia and malaria run out too quickly.
In the ward, Atong Akol, who says she doesn't know how old she is but who looks to be about 15, sits on the edge of a bed frame. In front of her lies her 10-day-old daughter, Akot, who Deng thinks has "some kind of infection." The odds are stacked against her survival; according to the United Nations, one in six children in southern Sudan die before they reach their first birthday.
The state of health services in Kuajok is indicative of health services across southern Sudan, an area the size of Texas that is likely to become the world's newest nation next year. On Jan. 9, southern Sudanese will vote in a referendum that will mark the final stage of a 2005 peace agreement that ended 22 years of war between the Sudanese government in the mainly Muslim north and rebels based in the mainly Christian and animist south. Southern Sudanese are widely expected to choose independence, freeing themselves from the rule of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
If the vote goes as expected, southern Sudanese will be starting their nationhood under inauspicious circumstances.
"After decades of brutal war, poverty, neglect and the displacement of millions of its people, southern Sudan is one of the poorest and least developed regions of the world," said Louis Belanger of the anti-poverty group Oxfam. "It is being built almost from scratch and needs the support of the rest of the world to help provide development and security."
The United Nations has compiled a set of "Scary Statistics" to illustrate the problem: 90 percent of the south's roughly 10 million people live on less than $1 a day; one in six women die in pregnancy; and barely one-quarter of girls attend primary school.
But many southerners say their lives will improve radically after the referendum.
"At the grass-roots level, the belief is that after independence they will have roads, schools and hospitals" said community organizer Druini Jakani.
Oil money
Many believe oil will be their savior.
"After the referendum it will be okay here because we will have our own budget from the oil," said Deng, voicing a common refrain.
"People are expecting very quick development of the south because they believe the problem until now is that the oil wealth has been in the hands of Khartoum," said Edmund Yakini from the pro-democracy group Sunde. "Up to now there is no one who has been engaged in expectations management. It's a huge risk."


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Disclaimer from the reviewer: I am not, nor have ever been a mystery comic's reader. This is not a genre that I am entirely familiar with and thus am providing you with my opinion strictly based on what I feel makes a good story. She Died in Terrebonne feels like a cut and dry standard mystery comic, by which I mean to say, it has its ups and downs. While the mystery of a young girl's death is paced incredibly well, the reveals and plot points of the mystery itself were lackluster. From the mystery stories that I have consumed, one of the elements that I have always loved about them is the ambiguity of the cast and the reader's inability to decipher who is exactly on whose side. With Terrebonne though, and this could be due in part of the size of the cast. The motivations of the characters that we are introduced to came off as clear and simple; who is a bad guy and who is a good guy is stated from the start. This was an issue I had with the book all around. Church's characters were not complex enough. Rich back stories and other elements were hinted at but never fully explored. The writing wasn't bad at all, it just felt thin for me.
However, it should be noted that the main character is certainly worth talking about. Sam Kimimura is a very standard noir character, complete with a bad attitude, penchant for hard liquor, hot woman and tough scarps, which all works but the most interesting thing about him, is his race and the way that Church utilizes it within the confines of the story. Kimimura is an American detective of Japanese descent, not a man who came from overseas or really a man who owns that part of his heritage, which is an important distinction to make. He's not a master of Kung Fu or user of the mystic arts, just a normal guy from a normal home, yet his race makes such a large impact on the people of the small Oregon town, that he becomes so much more of an outsider than a detective investigating the death of a poor little rich girl could ever be. That minute detail, towards the beginning of the book, really drove the character home for me.
From an artistic perspective, She Died in Terrebonne is a great piece of work. T.J. Kirsch's style is remnant of Daniel Clowes, with very complex backgrounds and realistic, expressive characters. Kirsch's style feels very action-oriented, with the characters and story constantly in motion. There is no downtime for Kimimura, going from escaping his own kidnapping to a rather tense breakfast with the town sheriff; Kirsch keeps the book flowing.
All in all, I enjoyed this book but I didn't love it. Maybe it was the length but I didn't feel that, as a reader, I had enough time to soak in the environment, characters or impact of the mystery as a whole, which made the elements of the reveal at the end rather meaningless to me. I like Sam Kimimura as a character and would love to see an expanded history on him and his past. And considering the story is billed as "A Sam Kimimura Mystery" I high hopes that we will get to see more of him. But as a stand-alone story, this particular one isn't one I would recommend for mystery fans.
TL;DR: She Died in Terrebonne is a mystery comic that misses more than it hits. Despite great action-packed art, the lack of complexity within the characters and short length of the story lead to a simple, easy to understand outcome that ultimately left this reader wanting more.
She Died in Terribonne is written by Kevin Church with art by T.J. Kirsch. Originally published online through Agreeable Comics, you can still read it online or, purchase a physical copy through Nan Bu Nan Publishing.


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ARUNA ANTONELLA HANDA, PhD
Aruna Antonella Handa is a multimedia artist and the founder of Alimentary. Her work in the future of food is informed by her interests in social justice, in the future, her studies in philosophy and her amusement in those spaces in which theory and practice collide. Among the future food initiatives she has directed are:
•Toronto Office Markets, making local food convenient (2011-12);
•Hot Kitchens, joining up commercial kitchens and food entrepreneurs (2012-present);
•Future Food Salons, inviting artists to explore the future of food (Toronto, New York, Austin, Montreal, co-directed with Elke Grenzer, and with Louis Sorkin 2011-present); Edible Bug Banquets (Montreal, New York 2014, 2015), •Program Dining (Toronto, Montreal, 2010-2017).
Dr. Handa is wrapping up work on Cooking For Noah, a memoir with recipes about cooking for her son with multiple severe food allergies, and is working on the next Future Food Salon series on cultured foods. Dr. Handa also consults and especially loves working with start-ups whose values and aspirations line up with her own.
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"To blot people out of existence first you must blot them from your mind. Then you can persuade yourself that what you are doing is moral and necessary. Today, this isn't difficult. Those who act without compassion can draw upon a system of thought and language whose purpose is to shield them – and blind us – to the consequences…
The contention by Lord Freud, a minister in the UK's Department of Work and Pensions, that disabled people are 'not worth the full wage'(1) isn't the worst thing he's alleged to have said. I say 'alleged' because what my ears tell me is contested by Hansard, the offical parliamentary record. During a debate in the House of Lords, he appeared to describe the changing number of disabled people likely to receive the employment and support allowance as a 'bulge of, effectively, stock'(2). After a furious response by the people he was talking about, this was transcribed by Hansard as 'stopped'(3), rendering the sentence meaningless. I've listened to the word several times on the parliamentary video(4). Like others, I struggle to hear it as anything but stock."
As most readers of the Armory are aware, Mr. Manbiot is describing what Col. David Grossman calls "emotional distancing." Emotional distancing is but one of the 5 "Killing Enabling" factors; demands of authority, group absolution, distance from the victim (which includes the sub-sets of both physical distancing as well as the above mentioned emotional distancing), relevance and payoff, and predisposition of the killer.
These elements are driven into young military recruits in order to enable them to kill on the battlefield when told to do so - unfortunately, all to often for all the wrong reasons.
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The IES nominations and appointment committee is working toward the preparation of:A- The election timelines for 4 AdCom members at large that should be voted by IES members (see article 3.3.1 of IES Bylaws approved February 2018)
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This year we did it for the very first time in the history of our society and then we did it again!
IEEE approved the standard 61158-2017
The IES has its second standard approved by IEEE. On May 18, 2017 IEEE approved P61158 Standard for Industrial Hard Real-Time Communication. Dietmar Bruckner is the secretary of the IES Standards Committee and the chair of the Work Group that harbored the development of P61158. Victor Huang and C.J. "Allen" Chen are the chair and vice-chair of the IES Standards committee. Get involved with IES Standards...
Scope of the Standard: The Standard for Industrial Hard Real-Time Communication is an adoption of the EPSG DS 301—Ethernet POWERLINK—Communication Profile Specification. Ethernet POWERLINK is a communication profile for Real-Time Ethernet (RTE). It extends Ethernet according to the IEEE Std 802.3 with mechanisms to transfer data with predictable timing and precise synchronisation. The communication profile meets timing demands typical for highperformance automation and motion applications. It does not change basic principles of the Fast Ethernet Standard IEEE 802.3 but extends it towards RTE. Thus it is possible to leverage and continue to use any standard Ethernet silicon, infrastructure component or test and measurement equipment like a network analyzer.
IES First IEEE Standard: IEEE 21451-001-2017
The IES has its first standard approved by IEEE. On March 23, 2017 IEEE approved P21451-0001 Recommended Practice for Signal Treatment Applied to Smart Transducers. Congratulaitons to Prof. Gustavo Monte for all the hard work to bring to IES its FIRST Standard! Get involved with IES Standards...
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IES is proud to announce that IEEE Board of Directors selected Professor Marian Kazmierkowski to receive the 2017 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering.
The award comes with the following citation:
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The legal age for marriage is 16 in Virginia, but an exception can be made for girls under 16 if they are pregnant. To get court approval, there must be parental consent and proof that the child is pregnant.
Two bills made their way through the General Assembly this year that seeks to close this loophole. If Gov. Terry McAuliffe signs the legislation, the legal age to get married will change to 16 for everyone. Parental consent and approval from a juvenile and domestic relations court will be required.
Sen. Jill Vogel, R-Fauquier, told WTOP in Washington that the bill is looking out for the child's best interest.
"Someone, instead, should be asking the question, 'Well if this 13-year-old is pregnant, isn't that evidence of statutory rape?' Is that not a crime?" Vogel said to WTOP.
The bill sitting on the governor's desk states that the couple wishing to get married must be "mature enough to make such a decision to marry" and that the "marriage will not endanger the safety of the minor."
The World Policy Center, an organization that analyzes government policies, says that 88 percent of countries around the world have a legal minimum age of 18 for marriage.
The group says that "women married before the age of 18 are three times more likely to have been beaten by their spouse than women married at age 21 or older."
In the U.S., marriage laws vary by state. There are currently seven states where girls can get married under the age of 16 with parental consent.
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FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), the asset and property management company appointed on the Mapeley 'Beta' portfolio, recently invited a number of leading international/national investment agents to pitch for the strategic marketing and agency role to dispose of Buildings 1 -3 at the Microsoft Campus in Reading, totalling 246, 000 sq ft.
The three buildings comprise of 108, 942 sq ft, 80,956 sq ft and 56, 555 sq ft all held on separate leases.
Buildings 1-3 are the largest asset in Mapeley's 'Beta' 1.18M sq ft portfolio. When the value of the entire portfolio dropped by 51.7 per cent from £274M to £134M, Solutus Advisors were appointed special servicer to the loan in October 2012.
Subsequently, Carrie Sharp and Neil Forkin were appointed LPA Receivers in November 2012.
Since FI REM's appointment as asset and property managers in January this year, the company has stabilised the portfolio and conducted a full appraisal of all assets.
James Raspin, FI REM's Asset Manager on the Mapeley 'Beta' portfolio, says that a number of parties had expressed interest in purchasing the asset since the company took over the management and that the future marketing process would allow these and further parties to bid for the building.
"We are now seeking the views of these leading agents on the market with a view to appointing one to go forward with.
"We intend to undertake a strategic marketing campaign which we think will generate strong interest in the UK and internationally."
He said that until the agent was appointed there was no date set for the sale of the three buildings, but that the sales process would move forward over the coming months. He also confirmed after the selection process an announcement on the agent appointment would be made at the end of September/early October.
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Be grateful if you find an empty seat on a sunny day within 5 minutes of waiting. Cacao is one of the best ice-cream parlours in Ljubljana for a reason. While I can't say much about the coffee, except it's freakin' expensive for the city's standards, the sweet stuff is amazing. The prices are in general above average, but if you are a quality-over-quantity kind of human, you have found the right spot. Almost every summer they mix in new flavours and play with the existing ones. The staff is fast and nice (it always depends on who you run into, though) and always willing to explain the ingredients of a menu option.
If you catch the right time of day, you get the privilege of observing the slow setting of the sun over the riverbank skyline, absorbing the changing colours of the sky's reflection on the Ljubljanica river.
The joint is a 30 seconds' walk from the Prešeren statue, so you have no excuse not to visit them both.


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Name: Nick Andersen
Thesis Adviser: Heather Williams
Abstract: American Slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries created a system of labor based on exploitation of an entire race of human beings to produce capital for their owners. To ensure their property stayed within plantation confines owners created barriers to prevent their human capital from reaching freedom. Designed to prevent slaves from even seeking freedom, these obstacles were sometimes successful. However, personal accounts of slaves themselves conveyed a very different perspective on obstacles. Slaves' letters, diaries, and narratives showed that for those slave who sought freedom they often found motivation through the obstacles created by their owners.
The relationship between slaves' motivations for freedom and the barriers preventing escape is compelling because it suggests that completely dominating a person is a futile endeavor. Owners created these barriers because they wished to add to their power over the slaves they owned, but their power was instead challenged by their very creation. This work will investigate the use of cruel punishments for leaving the plantation, encouragement of family ties, and secession's role in protecting an institution as barriers to escape. Set up to give the appearance of power the barriers allowed slaves to realize their freedom was more important than their safety and comfort. This unique relationship proves that no person could be completely controlled or dominated.
IMAGE: Moses Roper, Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery, First Edition (Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1848), 14.


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Before we move on, here is more about Fred and Sofia, in Q&A format.
How big was Fred?
Fred had to be as small as possible in order to have much chance of being created twice (once as a protein and once as a genetic chain). On the other hand, it also needs to contain at least two chemically active groups, and a section that could flop into two different conformations. Possibly 20 to 50 amino acids?
What was Fred made of?
Fred needed to manage very low-energy reactions, since it didn't have an outside source of energy. Most likely it did that by fiddling with the repulsion between oily, hydrophobic substances and water. Because of that, the odds are extremely good that it was built from one hydrophobic (oily) amino acid, and one polar, water-loving amino acid.
Fred probably contained fairly small, simple molecules, simply because they were likely to be more common. A couple of good candidates for the hydrophobic half of Fred would be leucine or valine .
Fred's polar half was probably also a smallish molecule, but one with a polar side branch that was attracted to water molecules. Among modern amino acids, aspartate or glutamate might be good candidates. One of the positively charged amino acids like lysine might also be possible, or a neutral-but-polar amino acid like serine.
With hydrophobic and polar areas in just the right places, Fred could function at simple tasks like shoving around amino acids, or sensing chain molecules.
There are a few amino acids that contain aromatic rings, but it seems unlikely that Fred would have started out containing one of those. Chemically speaking, they could have served as the hydrophobic portion of Fred. However, the aromatic amino acids are rather large and rigid, and probably would have prevented Fred from folding into the compact and flexible shapes that it needed for proper functioning.
What was Sofia made of?
Sofia was almost certainly built from molecules that contained aromatic rings, since they are flat molecules that 'stack' nicely into a rigid chain. The purines and pyrimidines are good candidates, and it seems reasonable to guess that Sofia might have been built from one of each.
Sofia may have contained one or two of the modern chain molecules-- adenine, cysteine, guanine, tyrosine, or uracil. Or it may have used some entirely different chain molecules that just happened to be present in the local puddle.
The pyrimidines have a single ring, while the purines have a double one. That creates a big enough difference that Fred would have no problem distinguishing between them.
Of course, a Sofia built from two different purines, or two different pyrimidines could have also worked. In that case, Fred would have 'read' them by shifting its elbow because of differences in the location of charges or side chains on each type of Sofia molecule.
Sofia's chain molecules may have been linked by ribose sugars and phosphates, similar to modern RNA and DNA. They may also have bonded in some entirely different way.
How did Fred's elbow work?
Fred's elbow needed to bind to a aromatic chain. To accomplish that, it probably contained a sequence of the right types of amino acids to match up with the polar and hydrophobic portions sticking out from the perimeter of each chain molecule.
In our illustrations, we have Fred sliding along the bottom of Sofia, so it's easy to see how it works. However, in fact, Fred's elbow probably wrapped around the chain so it could stay attached, and so it could more easily 'sense' the shape of each Sofia molecule. Fred might have had a groove where Sofia could fit, or a hole that Sofia would slide through.
The elbow needed to distinguish between two different chain molecules as it moved along the chain, and shift the conformation of the knee depending on which molecule it met. It may have done that by size, or by using hydrogen bonding to interact with polar portions of the chain.
There may have been a couple of polar amino acids that bound to the polar portion of the chain molecules, shifting their position depending on the side groups in each chain molecule. That shift could easily have transferred to the knee via a simple movement in the connecting amino acids.
How did Fred's knee work?
Fred's knee needed to accept either of two amino acids, and then either hold it in place (if the first molecule in a polypeptide) or bind it to an amino acid in a chain already connected to Fred.
To attract amino acids in general, it probably used a couple of polar molecules to attract the charged portion of the amino acids. The acceptance area probably was shaped so molecules of about the right size could fit in.
The knee could have distinguished between amino acids by their polarity (perhaps by shifting a polar group in or out of the acceptance area) or by their size (by changing the size of the acceptance area).
Most likely a portion of the knee bound to the incoming amino acid, and then positioned its N-terminal (amino) group with the C-terminal (acid) group in the previous amino acid. As long as the local solution was concentrated enough, the two amino acids would have connected covalently, with the loss of one water molecule.
How did Fred move along the chain in one direction?
We've talked about Fred 'jiggling' down the chain and reading each molecule in the chain. Is that reasonable?
Maybe. By sheer random diffusion, Fred would most likely stay in the same place indefinitely, and just keep adding more of the same amino acid. Or it might jiggle just as easily in the backwards direction as forward.
However, it is likely that the addition of a new amino acid at Fred's knee would affect the amino acid structure in between the elbow and the knee. That might shift the conformation a little, and perhaps shove out a polar amino acid on the back side of the elbow, repelling from the hydrophobic part of the aromatic chain, and propelling it down the chain. Alternatively, it might shove out a hydrophobic amino acid on the front side and attract its way forward.
Such a 'ratchet' mechanism might be reliable enough to move the first version of Fred in one direction, and allow a reasonable degree of transcription accuracy.
How long would it have taken for Fred to appear?
We can do some very ballpark math, and get some kind of extremely vague guess at the odds for a Fred/Sofia meeting.
If Fred is a 20-molecule polypeptide built from two amino acids, and if there is only one unique sequence that works, then we can expect to see one Fred in every 220 polypeptides of that size, or about one in a million.
In a puddle with a concentration of two amino acids and with some condensing catalysts or templates, it might be reasonable to expect that a few long-chain amino acids would form every day. That would mean 1,000 polypeptides formed per year, which would mean a Fred might be produced about once every 1,000 years, on average.
How long would it have taken for Sofia to appear?
The probability calculations for Sofia are almost identical.
If Sofia is a 20-base chain built from two components, and if there is only one unique sequence that works, then we can expect to see one Sofia in every 220 chains, or about one in a million.
If catalysts or templates in a shoreline puddle assembled a few chains that size every day, it might mean 1,000 chains formed per year, which would mean a Sofia might also be produced about once every 1,000 years on average.
Multiply those odds together in a suitable puddle, and it means that a Sofia and a Fred might meet up once per million years (assuming that the molecules themselves stick around for about a year, on average).
That is a long dry spell in the dating game, but not bad at all on a geological time scale. The 'window' in which life appeared is at least a couple hundred millions of years long.
What are the odds for the Fred/Sofia puddle?
How many puddles in the prebiotic Earth would have had the right concentrations of just two amino acids and two chain molecules?
That is an even tougher question to answer. It depends on the overall frequency of supercatalysts, or crystals of organic compounds in the 'concentrating' pools above the high tide line. It also depends on how fast the amino acids and chain molecules diffused or splashed, how fast they were formed, and how fast they were destroyed. Even the 'roughness' of the prebiotic shorelines has an impact, since some rocks seem to produce more shoreline puddles than others.
There may have been one puddle with the right conditions to produce a Fred and a Sofia, or there might have been billions.
Any chance of finding Fred today?
That seems extremely unlikely. Because Fred was built from just two amino acids, it was never as efficient as a modern protein, which has a 'toolbox' of 20 different amino acids to choose from. So it seems likely that Fred would have quickly been replaced by better proteins, during later evolutionary stages.
If there is any trace of Fred, it probably would be in a small portion of some modern protein. Any length of protein that is built from just two amino acids would be a candidate.
Any chance of finding a fossil Fred?
It's very unlikely than any Fred or Sofia fragments will ever be found in the fossil record. Not only would they need to survive 4 billion years of geological activity, but they also needed to get past a few billion years of biological activity that would happily use them as food.
In fact, there probably weren't that many Freds and Sofias in the first place. The odds are good that they evolved fairly quickly into more sophisticated life forms, before they managed to build up large populations of their very earliest stages.
Any chance of synthesizing Fred?
It would be an extremely interesting project to assay short chains built from just two amino acids, to see if Fred could be duplicated.
Without knowing which two amino acids it was built from, there would be about 380 million choices to consider (assuming it was twenty molecules long, the total permutations would be 220 for each pair, times 20 x 19 combinations of amino acid pairs). However, a good guess at the initial amino acids would drop the choices down to 220, or about one million.
Of course, Fred may have been built from amino acids other than the twenty currently synthesized by living organisms today, or possibly even from some other compounds.
Those numbers make it unlikely that Fred would ever be found from a search of all possible short polypeptides, but there may be other ways to 'reverse engineer' its structure from its necessary physical properties.


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thanks we are planning on the outland application because I already have a multiple entry TRV.
We would rather time it so that I will travel to Canada approx 6 months after the application so that when the approval comes, the 6 month TRV limit will just be running down. Is that possible?
Do you think it is possible if the officer figures it out that we do the wedding already then refusing our application?
Do we need to show them any proof that we don't have any plans to get married in Canada?
And the last thing is I want to join the same flight with my boyfriend to Canada after our wedding. Is that ok? Or It will create some suspicion that we are going to get married there.


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Bleu's first year
Bleu the Kuvasz just turned one! I photographed him the day after he first came home to his new family as a 8-week-old pup. Then we met up for more photos when he was 4 months old. Finally, I took photos right after his first birthday. He's still just as cute but there's a lot more to hug now.
Here's Bleu's whole family walking to the park during our photo shoot. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful fall day!
Bleu's "brother," Angus the beagle stole the spotlight, as usual.
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Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh have tightened security in capital Dhaka for New Year`s eve in the wake of the volatile political situation in the country, an official said on Tuesday.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) official told Xinhua that surveillance cameras have been installed in major squares and main streets to thwart any untoward incident.
He said thousands of law enforcers would be positioned outside key state institutions. Checkpoints manned by explosives experts have been set up on many streets, said the official.
The DMP has already banned any kind of gathering of four or more people on the city streets, parks and squares from 8 pm on Tuesday as part of security measures for the capital for New Year`s eve.
DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed said police would also limit motorised vehicles in the city on Tuesday night.
Sources said the stringent measures come amid an increase in political violence in the country centring around the main opposition party`s anti-government movement, demanding general elections under a non-party caretaker government.
Bangladesh`s main opposition called for an indefinite blockade from Wednesday morning to put more pressure on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s government to scrap the polls slated for January 05.
The announcement came hours after the end of the opposition`s two-day March for Democracy amid stray incidents of violence in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country.
Former prime minister Khaleda Zia`s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its 17 allies are boycotting the elections.
Khaleda Zia has asked Hasina to bring back a non-party caretaker system or else the opposition would not participate in the elections.


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KEXP, in partnership with Lifelong, invite you to the KEXP World AIDS Day Concert on Tuesday, December 1st at Showbox Market. The evening will feature DJ Darek Mazzone, Ivan and Alyosha, Fly Moon Royalty, Graig Markel and the 88th St. Band, and special guests. This is a free concert to shed light on the worldwide observance of those affected by HIV and AIDS.
The KEXP World AIDS Day Concert will follow a full day of events in the community centered on World AIDS Day, including fundraising, informational, and awareness-building events carried out by several partner organizations in the local community.
We're pleased to be joined by the following organizations who will be represented at the KEXP World AIDS Day Concert.
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There are talks of father-son duo Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor's sharing of screen space in a film, but the actors have already shot for a commercial together.
The television ad of cola brand Pepsi will see Rishi and Ranbir together for the first time. Sources from the sets reveal that both were comfortable during the shoot as they had to
only play father-and-son in the commercial, which will go on air Sep 15.
Father-son duo of Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor are all set to share screen space for the first time ever.
The two have shot for a cold drink commercial, playing reel-life father and son as well. According to sources, the two actors were quite comfortable during the shoot.
Filmmaker Ayan Mukherji, who has worked with Ranbir in the film 'Wake Up Sid,' has directed a teaser to the Pepsi commercial that will go on air on September 5.
The teaser shows a father dismissing his son's chances of becoming a 'crorepati' while the son has a plan in place. It ends with the theme music for 'Kaun Banega Crorepati.'
The complete commercial will go on air on on September 15.
Even though Ranbir made his movie debut in 2007, this is the first time that he will be seen acting alongside his father Rishi.
'Wake Up Sid' director Ayan Mukherji has also directed a teaser to the TVC that goes on air Monday, said a statement.
The teaser concept revolves around a father dismissing his son's chances of becoming a Crorepati while the son has a plan in place. The teaser ends with the theme music for 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' — whether the son becomes a Crorepati by participating in the show or by drinking Pepsi that remains to be seen.


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Here's what I've been super busy with the last couple of weeks – Miss Madelyn's birthday party! She picked a pirate theme and it was so much fun coming up with ideas for this one.
I bought three cake mixes and every one of them came out a crumbly mess – I was trying to save time and ended up in a panic the morning of the party because nothing was working. In a last ditch effort to salvage my cake idea, I ventured out to King Soopers and asked if they would sell me a "bald" cake. I told the baker that it was a cake emergency and I would need a quarter sheet cake – sans frosting-and he sold it to me for $4.00 – yessssss!
So – I quickly brought the cake home and it looked like this…
I cut it in half length-wise and cut a small rectangle off of one piece to make the back of the ship…
Then, I cut a triangle type shape for the front and cut the bottom front at the same angle…
I covered it in chocolate frosting that I stuck in the microwave for a few seconds and stirred well. And then I piped yellow along the top edges and made port holes, too!
I dressed it up with 2 dowels that I had in my craft closet and used striped clip art from the web and put a number 5 on the front for the paper sales. I had some blue tulle left from another project for the ocean around the boat and surrounded the ship with gold wrapped rolos and hershey bars. I love how it turned out!
I covered the food table and the cake table in a black tablecloth from the dollar store and used white table cloths and brown kraft paper to create sales above each table.
I sewed pieces of red, black, and pirate themed fabric to a ribbon to hang for a banner – it's now hanging in Madelyn's playroom:)
I made french bread pizzas, like my mom used to make – out of pre-made french bread, pizza sauce, mozzerella cheese and pepperoni – so easy, just put it together and bake at 400 until the cheese is all melty…yum! I cut the pizzas and added a toothpick with a white sail glued to it – pizza boats!
I dressed the divine Miss M in a white shirt with a skull and crossbones on it – just found the skull in clip art on the web, used store bought t-shirt transfer paper from Target and ironed it on. Then, I made a little red and black bow and glued it to a pin – so that I could take the bow off to wash it. She also wore a simple red bandana and the red and black tutu we made…you can find instructions for that here. She looked adorable!
Decorations were up! Food was ready! Birthday girl was dressed! Then, this happened…
Arrrrgh! About half the guests canceled at the last minute:( But we were there, so we were determined to have a good time.
Because of the snow, the party didn't go exactly as planned, but we sure tried! First, the guests played a game of pin the treasure box to the map…bought from the dollar store – it only came with a couple of treasure box stickers, so I just whipped up treasure boxes on my cricut out of brown card stock and put roles of tape on the back.
After we ate and played the game, a very special guest arrived…
…Pirate Shirley! She made it through the snow, but her best pirate buddy didn't, so the music and dance performance was out, but Pirate Shirley was the one with the face paint, so that was next.
The kids loved it! There were mermaids and treatsure chests and treasure maps and even Spongebob!
While the face painting was going on, we played some relay race games. We "swabbed the deck" by sweeping little cannonballs – actually small black ballons – from one end of the room to the other…
We balanced gold coins on the end of pirate swords and dropped them in a bucket, then ran the sword back to the next person in line…
We "walked the plank" – balancing on a sturdy bench – seeing if we could walk on our toes, hop on one foot, skip – we tried all kinds of movement…it was fun!
Then, we broke out the treasure maps! I made them out of kraft paper that I traced the skull and crossbones and the pirate ship from the invitations and put a sparkly red "X" at the end of some black dotted lines – super simple and cheap! Then, I crumpled it up, smoothed it out, then burned the edges…
We hunted for the treasure – through the building and down the hall…the treasure box was filled with dollar store pirate loot – plastic shiny coins, bead necklaces, eye patches, plastic hooks, compasses, and tons of other fun toys! Each kiddo got to fill their treat bag with 5 things from the treaure chest – they went wild!
We sung to Madelyn and had cake and opened presents to finish up the party a little early, because the snow got even worse.
Even though it didn't quite turn out the way I planned, the guests, and especially Madelyn had a great time!
I'm so grateful to all of our special friends that braved the storm to come and celebrate with us!
Happy brithday, to my sweet girl – I hope your 5th year is filled with happiness and love!


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Friday, August 5, 2011
Keeping Cool- Mack and Murph Style
Ok, so they don't really splash around in the pool. They prefer to dip their little paws in! But what they really enjoy is Frozen Kongs. I freeze all different types of special treats in their Kongs including Greek yogurt, apple sauce, pumpkin, and chicken broth. Sometimes I also put chunks of fruits and vegetables in as well.
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Howdy Mack and Murph!ReplyDelete
We LOVE your post!! Your video sure was fun!
Our mom is going to try the frozen Kong trick for us. We think that is an awesome idea!
Thank you soooo much for your post! We will keep you informed on who the winner is. So far, you guys are the only ones to do a post!
Chasing my tale...
Addie, Lucie and Hailey
Cute! I have to get my dogs a pool.ReplyDelete
That's a great way to stay cool, even if you only get your paws wet!ReplyDelete
We've never heard of frozen Kongs. Something we need to try for sure!
Drools and licks,
Minnie and Mack
What a cool way to stay cool!!!ReplyDelete
I think it's time for me to fill up the tank again!
mommy makes us frozen squirrels just like your kongs! jack wont even put a paw in our little pool like yours. stay cool!ReplyDelete
oliver and jack
Awesome Kong idea! And great fillers too!ReplyDelete
We have termination dust already...new snow on the mountain tops. Our hot weather is over :(
check our blog today 8/9ReplyDelete
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Hi Mack and Murph! You won our Kool Dogz Ice Treat Maker drawing!! Please email us at raisingaddie(at)gmail(dot)com with your mailing information.ReplyDelete
Thank you very much for visiting our blog and sharing your awesome Kong idea!
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Home again!!
We have made it back to Spain and I will be updating this as soon I get caught up on our laundry (I have done 3 loads and have 2 more to go!!), unpacking and putting away, and just getting things done like going to the grocery store with 3 little ones. Until then, Adios!!!
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
Weekend with the Hellen's
Another weekend come and gone!! This was a fun weekend spent with the Hellen family. We celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday, and basically lounged around the house the rest of the weekend. There was a plethora of gifts opened on Friday as we celebrated multiple birthdays and Christmas. How many birthdays well, there was Paul and Sharla (Nov. 3), Carol (Nov. 11), Emily (Nov. 14), Amy (Nov. 15), Curt (Nov. 22) and finally Nathan on Dec. 3. I am not sure how we will get all of these gifts into the luggage, oh well, a few more days to worry about that.
Peanuts are much more fun than the present!!!Saturday morning we went to breakfast with Josh and April Shiflett. It was fun to hang out with them. They are always good to get with and talk to. Emily enjoyed walking around IHOP and trying to get all of the other customers to notice her. She is a social little girl, shy at times, but more outgoing than the other two ever were. After breakfast we headed to Paul's mom's house were we learned that we had missed out on biscuits and gravy, one of the few foods that we enjoy getting while we are home in OKC. That is the way it goes I suppose. We spent the rest of the hanging out at Carol's house playing games, and listening to the OSU/OU football game on the radio, no OSU did not win.There was a bit of UNO Attack played which is a pretty fun game and I am now seriously thinking about getting one, a new twist on a familiar game. Once the game was over and dinner had been eaten Grandma Hellen held a tea party for Nathan, Kayla and Avery. They were served tea and crackers. They all dressed in their tea time hats enjoyed some quality time with Grandma. Uncle Curt had to return to work on Sunday morning so Curt, Amy, and Cousin Avery headed back to Texas around 6PM and the rest of us headed over to Grandpa Hellen's house so that Nathan and Kayla could roast marshmallows in his fireplace. Not the same as an open campfire, but the marshmallows sure were tasty!!
Nathan Serenades us with Some George Jones
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
Today was spent with the Cook family playing games, hanging out, and eating. Before dinner we went over to my sister Sue's house and saw her eclectic array of pets. She has a ball python, chinchilla, and a cat. The cat hid under the bed the entire time we were there. The chinchilla took a dust bath and ate some hay. The snake came out to have a slither around anyone's arm that would allow it. The snake was my favorite, it was kind of relaxing to have her slither in my hands on my arms. The snake was Nathan's favorite as well. After Susan's house I went with her to Wal-Mart to buy a "Thanksgiving Day bouquet" for my Mom. My brother asked Sue where to get a bouquet for her today and there was only one place that holds the value of the dollar higher than family, Wal-Mart. So, off we went to try to find something, after we picked out the flowers that we would use in the "bouquet, we were off to find something to put then in and to arrange them so that they do not look too much like Wal-Mart. I am not a snob, Wal-Mart has some nice things, but their flower department was definitely lacking. When we finally found some things that we could use it was time to do some rearranging. Lets just say my sister's car was covered in little flower petals and glass beads, sorry Sue!! The arrangement turned quiet nice and no one complained, at least not to our face anyway!! It was great Thanksgiving we missed David and Katie and Joe and Annie, but understand you could not be there. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!
Nathan with Ambrosia
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Fishing and Ping-Pong
Yesterday was a girl's day out for my mom, sisters Susan, Mikko and Emily and myself. We went to a spa in Edmond. Emily had her hair cut, while Mikko, Susan, and Mom had a pedicure. I had both a hair cut and a pedicure. It was fun and I was able to spend some with my mom to just chat, it was nice. While I was having a girl's day out Paul was with his parents and the kids at the park doing some fishing. They caught some bass, and perch. The bass were brought home and filleted to be eaten later. Nathan really enjoyed fishing with his Grandpa. He is at an age were he enjoys spending time with the grandparents more and more. Grandma walked with Kayla to the playground while Grandpa and Nathan did some more fishing, Kayla just could not sit still long enough, too many things that she would rather be doing. For dinner we went to Chelinos for our Tex-Mex fix while in Oklahoma and it was GOOOOD! We ate far too much and walked (barely) out of the restaurant in pain. When we got back to Grandpa Hellen's house and the kids finally settled into their beds we played a game or two of UNO and then it was late and everyone was ready to go to bed.
Mmmm Breakfast!!
Today was a lazy day at Grandpa Hellen's house. When we woke up the temperature had dropped into the low 40's and we were freezing!! This did not stop us from going across the street to look for pecans that had fallen from the pecan tree. Nathan was great at this and found A LOT. We came into the house to warm up and then Grandma Hellen came over to play. We played with the toys and a bit of ping-pong. Nathan tried his hardest to hit the ball, but just could not get his hand-eye coordination to hit the ball. There were a few lucky hits, but for the most part it was a lot of swings and misses. Nathan and Kayla enjoyed a treat of root beer float from Grandpa, unfortunately Nathan had a hard time keeping it down. At bedtime Grandpa read the story of Davey Crocket to Nathan as this has become Nathan's favorite book to have Grandpa read to him, I think it is because he gets to wear the Davey Crocket coon skin hat!! Once the little ones were tucked into their beds Paul and Grandpa fired up the popcorn machine and enjoyed a bowl of popcorn as we played more ping-pong.
Gathering Pecans
Davey Crocket
Watching Ping-Pong
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY EMILY!!!!
I am sorry to say that Emily was FAR too tired from the previous 23 hour travel day to make a mess with her cake and would not eat it. However, she did enjoy the little sugar decoration on the cake.
Thank you for the cake, Gram!!Nathan helps Emily blow out the candle Kayla helps Emily eat her candy Kisses for the Steiff Teddy Bear
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
will be back...
We are currently out of the country (Spain) and will be back in a few weeks, I will have MANY posts to add, so be ready for an enormous amount of reading and pictures when time allows. Until then Adios!!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Air Guitar!!
Here is a little video of Nathan practicing his stage act when he is HUGE music star.
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How to keep an almost 1 year old busy….
…give her an onion to peel. Emily pulled this onion out of the cupboard and began peeling it. It kept her busy for about 10minutes, which in baby time is like 2 hours!!
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Friday, November 9, 2007
What A Day!!!
Today, after dropping Nathan off at school, I took the girls to Gibraltar. I went to get some groceries and to look for some clothes for me. No luck in the clothes department I am going to do some shopping when we go back to Oklahoma when the clothes will be MUCH cheaper in price. As we were leaving Gibraltar the gate was closed and we had to wait for a plane to take off. It is pretty impressive to be so close to the plane as it speeds off down the runway. On the highway back to the house we ran into a road block set up by the Guardia Civil. For those of you that do not know what I am talking about it is very intimidating to come across one of these. As you approach, there are 4 SUV's staggered in the road so that if you were to speed through the blockade you would have to swerve around each of these cars. There are two men standing in front of the blockade, one man waves people on or tells you to pull over where they will search your car VERY thoroughly. The other man is holding a machine gun with his hand on the trigger ready to shoot at anything. After you are waved through these two men and swerve in and out of the SUV's you get to the final set of men. There is one man waiting with his machine gun, hand on trigger and about 50 yards past him there are two men and their SUV with a chain of spikes to throw on the ground to wound your car. Once you have made it past these last two men you are safe and home free. I assume they are looking for drugs being brought in from Morocco, but I truly have no idea of their purpose if anyone knows please inform me and satisfy my curiosity. I wanted to get a picture of the men with their machine guns and tire spikes, but was afraid they would shoot me, not really, but I was not about to tempt it!! Tonight Nathan's school had a fireworks party to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire night (an English Holiday). It was good to get out and see some fireworks. There were tables set up selling anything from Mexican food, hotdogs and hamburgers, a "bar" selling beer, wine and drinks. There were also a table selling waffles with a cherry syrup and whipped cream or you could just get powdered sugar on top. The fireworks lasted about 10 minutes and Emily slept through them, Nathan and Kayla hid their faces in fear of the noise that goes along with the fireworks. It was fun and a good excuse to keep the kids up a little later than normal.
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Field Worker Safety Guidelines
These guidelines and an emergency response procedure as outlined below are the result of extensive discussions with senior police officers, the Campus Protection Unit, MTN Crime Prevention Centre and the DVC: Research & Development. They are designed to provide maximum protection and assistance to staff and students involved in off campus research and university related activities. These guidelines can only be effective if followed as outlined. This is particularly important in terms of the emergency response procedure. NB: Initiating an emergency response must be taken very seriously by everyone involved. This is a complex and very expensive exercise. Unless the procedure below is followed exactly there is a likelihood of false alarm, which if they occur with any frequency, will minimise the effectiveness of the response.
Familiarise yourself with the list of "Do's and Don'ts" listed below for off campus activities.
- Identify a reliable contact person who you will report your movements to. Ensure that this person can be contacted at all times while you are away. They must be fully informed of your movements and agree on times when you will make contact.
- Before proceeding on a trip complete the travel form.
- Ensure that all the details required are accurately completed.
- The travel form should be emailed to Campus Protection. Print out copies of the completed form to give to your contact person and to take with you.
- Contact Campus Protection (046 603 8146) to obtain phone numbers of the nearest Police Station/s to your research/ field site.
- When you arrive at your research/ field site, proceed to the nearest Police Station and report to the duty officer. Indicate your departure time and date from the area. Leave a copy of your travel form (3 above) with the duty officer.
- When you have completed your activities in the area, report your departure to the police station.
- Ensure that you report to your contact person at the stipulated times each day.
- Should you fail to report to your contact person at the agreed times, this person (and ONLY this person) must contact Campus Protection who will then set in motion an EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURE. This procedure has been agreed upon with senior police officers and will be treated with the highest priority. PLEASE NOTE: Your contact person must only contact Campus Protection and should NOT contact the police directly.
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Many students in today's educational world are being exposed to consulting project through various projects undertaken in their educational experience. Through this experience they gain an affinity for continuing their professional and personal development as a consultant. Ohio University Consulting Fellows (OUCF) offers students throughout Ohio University the chance to enhance their hard consulting skills, client portfolio, soft skills, and experiential knowledge through real world client interaction.
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The Consulting Fellows Program equips Ohio University's future leaders with the necessary skills for a successful career in consulting, as entrepreneurs, or any aspect of business. The program's components – Consulting, Training, Workshops, Networking, Startup Support, Mentorship and leadership are organized by the Ohio University Consulting Fellows in order to help better develop any individual of Ohio University in order to best prepare them for their future consulting career.
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